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Sunday, 29 September 2013

Carrot Cruncher Soup

So, there was nothing exciting for lunch, no money in the kitty to get something exciting for lunch & some stuff in the bottom of the fridge which was about to go wrinkly within the next couple of days.Obviously, time for some soup-ing!Here's what I used:

Some carrots

An onion

A little oil (which I forgot to put in the picture - sorry!)

Handful of red lentils

A couple of chicken stock cubes (in a litre of water, more if you like thinner soup)

BIG dollop of crème fraiche

Bunch of coriander

Some grated cheese (if you fancy it)

And here's how I made it:

Put a couple of chicken stock cubes in a litre of water, stir and leave to dissolve

Put a little oil in the bottom of your saucepan (use a big pan)

Chop the onion and fry gently in the oil for a couple of minutes

Chop the carrots and add to the pan. Cook for a couple of minutes and stir it around to make sure it doesn't catch and burn

I totally agree; they are my number one frugal ingredient. They go in pretty much anything that's savoury, has some sort of liquid/gravy element & is dark-ish in colour. It works really well in Spag Bol, you can bulk it out a lot